Article on how Japan's ban on gun ownership has resulted in an average of 2 gun homicide's per year.
http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2012/07/a-land-without-guns-how-japan-has-virtually-eliminated-shooting-deaths/260189/
Also, Fareed Zakaria looks at the reasons the US gun homicide rate is astronomical. It's because of all the guns in our country.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/fareed-zakaria-the-solution-to-gun-violence-is-clear/2012/12/19/110a6f82-4a15-11e2-b6f0-e851e741d196_story.html?hpid=z2
Another common sense approach to guns in our society. Be sure to read the crazies comments therein.
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-burns-assault-weapons-ban-20121220,0,6774314.story
Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Monday, December 17, 2012
2012 Movies
Ok, did not see as many movies this year as per last. Hopefully things will pick up in 2013.
1) "The Avengers" favorite comic as a youngster
2) "The Secret World of Arrietty" another fine Japanese anime from Miyazaki
3) "127 Hours" James Franco stars alone, good amount of philosophy
4) "Another Earth" saw on airline in China, Alternate Earths
5) "The School of Rock" 2003 comedy starring Jack Black
6) "The Grey" good deal of philosophical musing on death
7) "Rise of the Guardians" animated, excellent messages
8) "Skyfall" 007 coming to grips with an aging self
9) "Seven Psycopaths" great turns by Sam Rockwell and Christopher Walken
10) "Brave" not the best of Pixar but very good messages
Others with something to offer.
Wreck-it-Ralph
The Help
Beasts of the Southern Wild
The Dark Knight Rises
The Master (Joaquin Phoenix)
Tree of Life (cinematography)
Django Unchained (Christoph Waltz)
Best TV for 2012
Homeland Season 2
Oliver Stone's Untold History of the US
1) "The Avengers" favorite comic as a youngster
2) "The Secret World of Arrietty" another fine Japanese anime from Miyazaki
3) "127 Hours" James Franco stars alone, good amount of philosophy
4) "Another Earth" saw on airline in China, Alternate Earths
5) "The School of Rock" 2003 comedy starring Jack Black
6) "The Grey" good deal of philosophical musing on death
7) "Rise of the Guardians" animated, excellent messages
8) "Skyfall" 007 coming to grips with an aging self
9) "Seven Psycopaths" great turns by Sam Rockwell and Christopher Walken
10) "Brave" not the best of Pixar but very good messages
Others with something to offer.
Wreck-it-Ralph
The Help
Beasts of the Southern Wild
The Dark Knight Rises
The Master (Joaquin Phoenix)
Tree of Life (cinematography)
Django Unchained (Christoph Waltz)
Best TV for 2012
Homeland Season 2
Oliver Stone's Untold History of the US
Monday, December 10, 2012
Tom Toles does the Tea Party
Is the use of humor the best way to let someone know they are in the wrong?
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/tom-toles/post/friday-rant-oh-those-teapartiers-edition/2012/12/06/9866d5d8-3fca-11e2-a2d9-822f58ac9fd5_blog.html
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/tom-toles/post/friday-rant-oh-those-teapartiers-edition/2012/12/06/9866d5d8-3fca-11e2-a2d9-822f58ac9fd5_blog.html
Friday, December 7, 2012
Argentina's Dirty War
22,000 killed or "disappeared" between 1975 and mid-1978.
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Americas/2012/1207/Key-evidence-for-Argentina-s-largest-human-rights-case-found-in-Florida
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dirty_War
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Americas/2012/1207/Key-evidence-for-Argentina-s-largest-human-rights-case-found-in-Florida
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dirty_War
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